Alumni Sandstorm ~ 05/03/15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 Bomber today: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kathy ELY ('62) BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar Click the event you want to know more about. *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) This entry is in today's Sandstorm because there were no other entries today. It's a bit early, but wanted everybody to know what's happening... or what's gonna happen maybe before the end of May. Re: Cataracts - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataract Cataracts are behind the cornea. My cataracts need to be removed "soon" according to my M.D. opthamologist.. Many of you know somebody (or maybe even yourself) who has had cataract(s) removed and the surgery is a breeze. Here's my specific problem: I also have keratoconus - first diagnosed in about 1975 or so. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconus Keratoconus is at the very FRONT of the eye.. in the 5th corneal layer... Until my corneal transplant, I didn't even know the cornea has five layers. LEFT EYE ~ Cataract is the smaller of the two cataracts. Cataract surgery COULD touch the keratoconus and cause need for a corneal transplant. RIGHT EYE ~ this is the eye I use "all the time" and "see" everything with... 1985 corneal transplant for keratoconus - done at U-dub. Cataract is the larger of the two. Cataract surgery COULD cause a problem with the 30-year-old transplant graft... but MAYBE not... Graft still "looks GREAT" according to my M.D. opthamologist. My M.D. opthamologist wants me to see a corneal transplant specialist about cataract removal and I have an appointment on May 21st... I'm making a list of questions for the specialist. I. What's the recovery time for each eye.. a. ..IF everything is simple and goes well? b. ..IF I need a transplant? II. Which eye is first? and why? a. If they want to remove the right (larger) cataract first, how will I see? b. If they remove the left cataract first, will I still be able to use the right eye to see while the left eye is healing?? III. How long will it take to get new contact lenses? IV. Will there be hospital time? How much? I'll let everybody know the answers... maybe there won't be any down time for the Sandstorm at all... trying to think of all posibilities and remain optomistic at the same time. -Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) ~ Gretna, LA ~ 70° at midnight *************************************************************** *************************************************************** That's it for today. Please send more. ***************************************************************